Today is the 172 anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto. On this date in 1836 General Sam Houston led the forces of Texas against General Antonio López de Santa Anna’s Mexican forces. The battle lasted less than twenty minutes and resulted in a decisive victory for Texas. Lets all raise a toast to General Houston and his brave men.

Oh, and offer a prayer that their descendants finally learn to do Bar-B-Q right. It is PORK not beef.

Hat tip to Daniel over at Grim’s Hall for pointing out today’s significance.

To mark the 65th anniversary I recommend that you visit the treasure trove of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Project. 

Microsoft, Google, Yahoo and Cisco Systems have all crawled into bed with the Chi-Coms in an effort to make a buck in that market. These companies have collaborated and machinated with the Chinese government to censor and place controls on the internet. In essence, these “American” companies are assisting in the oppression of the Chinese people. I don’t know about you, but this has always bugged me. Now it appears that Microsoft execs are reevaluating their role in this Orwellian venture as blogger persecution is said to be increasing. Perhaps I’d have a different view if the real customer here were the Chinese people and not the commie government.

Here’s Cal Thomas’s take on Oliver Stone’s “World Trade Center”: 

I have a long list of favorite patriotic movies, including “Victory at Sea,” “Yankee Doodle Dandy” and “Sands of Iwo Jima,” but Oliver Stone’s “World Trade Center” is right up there with the best of them. It is one of the greatest pro-American, pro-family, pro-faith, pro-male, flag-waving, God Bless America films you will ever see.

Wow. That’s about as strong of an endorsement as I can imagine. I think I’ll have to go see it in the theater.

Are any of y’all planning to see WTC?

This takes me back.

Or as it’s known in England: “The day we got our collective hindquarters handed to us by a bunch of farmers with pitchforks”

I am apt to believe that it [the Declaration, of course] will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary Festival. It ought to be commemorated, as the Day of Deliverance by solemn Acts of Devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more.

You will think me transported with Enthusiasm but I am not. — I am well aware of the Toil and Blood and Treasure, that it will cost Us to maintain this Declaration, and support and defend these States. — Yet through all the Gloom I can see the Rays of ravishing Light and Glory. I can see that the End is more than worth all the Means. And that Posterity will tryumph in that Days Transaction, even altho We should rue it, which I trust in God We shall not.

-John Adams (Thanks to Ramson’s Eyepatch for the clarification on the quote and the corresponding link)

May God continue to bless these United States of America.